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        <title>Thoughts on belt and pulley wear</title>
        <description> Using our printers every day, what might be a standard time frame for replacing belts and pulleys? Mine has about 4 months on it and is still doing well. Thoughts?</description>
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            <title>Re: Thoughts on belt and pulley wear</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ <blockquote class="bbcode"><div><small>Quote<br /></small><strong>elwood127</strong><br />
P.s. Every time I say guys I wonder if I'm dissing any gals residing here. Are there ladies amongst us?</div></blockquote>
<br />
It would be safe to assume there are.  Could always say 'thanks all', or 'thanks folk' or something more generic like 'thanks much' if you want.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>grog</dc:creator>
            <category>Reprappers</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:50:04 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Thoughts on belt and pulley wear</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Well, that pretty much confirms that oiling the idler bearing was a bad idea. Live and learn. Like my father in-law says, why would you make the same mistake twice when there are so many new ones to make. Thanks guys.<br />
P.s. Every time I say guys I wonder if I'm dissing any gals residing here. Are there ladies amongst us?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>elwood127</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:50:01 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Thoughts on belt and pulley wear</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ I find the teeth wear down and start giving backlash. I think aluminium pulley teeth wear as well. 3D printers do a hell of a lot of mileage.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>nophead</dc:creator>
            <category>Reprappers</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 18:15:16 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Thoughts on belt and pulley wear</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ On a reprap they can work as long as the rubber don't crack. The load on a repraps is so light ! The stepper motors and the bearings will fail before the belts !]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Zavashier</dc:creator>
            <category>Reprappers</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 17:31:44 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Thoughts on belt and pulley wear</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ If you are buying high quality belts there will be full lifespan calculations in the technical data based on temperature, RPM and power transfer.<br />
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Most timing belts will last 6 years or more in a car.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>691175002</dc:creator>
            <category>Reprappers</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 14:13:33 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Thoughts on belt and pulley wear</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ I find  good quality belts, pulleys, rods and bearings last about two years of near continuous use. After that they start to need replacing.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>nophead</dc:creator>
            <category>Reprappers</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 13:50:45 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Thoughts on belt and pulley wear</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ I think you sooner build a new machine than see you belts wear out.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>sungod3k</dc:creator>
            <category>Reprappers</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 13:07:47 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Thoughts on belt and pulley wear</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Using our printers every day, what might be a standard time frame for replacing belts and pulleys? Mine has about 4 months on it and is still doing well. Thoughts?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>elwood127</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 11:55:17 -0500</pubDate>
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